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It was Saturday night at the Golden Beam Hotel in Kumasi – the Ashanti Regional capital and the Ghanaian football fraternity gathered together at the fundraising dinner dance for the JAK Cup. Club owners, football administrators, corporate Ghana and some invited core of the media were all present to offer support to President Kufuor’s Foundation who had targeted raising GHS80 ...

Black Stars skipper Asamoah Gyan has described newspaper reports in the United Kingdom that he has squandered his fortune as ‘hype’. According to the reports by The Sun and Daily Mirror, the former Sunderland striker who earned a mega-money move to the UAE before moving to the Chinese Super League has fallen on hard times financially. The reports added: “The ...

LIVERPOOL have been handed a big transfer boost by the news that Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot has turned down a move to Premier League rivals Tottenham. Rabiot is one of the most sought-after stars in the world at the moment, as his contract at PSG runs down. The 23-year-old is yet to come out and confirm that he wants ...

MANCHESTER UNITED star Jesse Lingard has claimed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s biggest strength as manager is his man-management. Manchester United star Lingard had his moments under Jose Mourinho but, since the 55-year-old’s exit, has flourished under Solskjaer. The England international has been given license to roam and has helped the Red Devils win their last three Premier League matches against Cardiff, ...

Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng has disclosed how special it was for him to visit his roots following a difficult year in his career. Boateng endured a frustrating World Cup in Russia this year, as well as a difficult first half of the German Bundesliga, which sees Bayern Munich sit third after the first round. “2018 comes to an end, ...

Nigeria’s Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, caused a stir when he appeared clad in his native attire at the 2018 Tarok Cultural Carnival, which held in the Langtang South Local Government Area of Plateau State on Saturday. Guests and participants were surprised by the lawyer, who wore a skirt made of animal skin, while his upper body was ...

Leading English Premier League scorers after Sunday’s matches: 13: Aubameyang (Arsenal), Kane (Tottenham), Salah (Liverpool) 10: Hazard (Chelsea) 9: Aguero (Man City), Richarlison (Everton), Sterling (Man City) 8: Anderson (West Ham), Mané (Liverpool), Martial (Man Utd), Mitrovic (Fulham), Murray (Brighton), Sigurdsson (Everton), Wilson (Bournemouth) 7: Ings (Southampton), Lukaku (Man Utd), Pogba (Man Utd), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Son Heung-min (Tottenham) 6: ...

MANCHESTER UNITED executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has been praised for sacking Jose Mourinho recently. Mourinho was shown the door at Old Trafford before Christmas after a disappointing season. The Portuguese was replaced in the dugout by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with the Manchester United hero winning his first three games. He has done so in some style with United scoring 12 ...

LEEDS UNITED boss Marcelo Bielsa has been mooted as a possible man to take charge at Manchester United by commentator David Preece. Bielsa took the Leeds United job over the summer and has guided them to the top of the Championship table. Manchester United, meanwhile, are struggling and have axed Jose Mourinho as manager after poor form on the pitch ...

Shocking details are now emerging on how former Ghana Football Association President, Kwesi Nyantakyi arranged for Nana Appiah Mensah of Menzgold to meet President Akufo-Addo as part of Zylofon Cash sponsorship of the Ghana Premier League, MyNewsGh.com can report. In the wake of the collapse of Menzgold, many Ghanaians are raising questions about how NAM1 had the privilege of meeting ...